Pilgrimage to Greece & The Greek Isles: “In the Footstepsof St.Paul”: Come along, Nov. 5-15, 2019, to some truly beautiful and holy places! We’ll visit many of the great sites where St. Paul wrote his letters, including Athens, Corinth, Crete, Santorini, Ephesus, Thessaloniki and more. We will also take a three-day cruise to the Greek Isles. Mass each day in great Churches and Cathedrals along the way. Cost is $3,759 with departure from Omaha. For a brochure and more information, contact Fr. Dan Guenther, St. Mary’s Parish, 311 - 4th St. N., Humboldt, Iowa 50548 or call 712-899-6870 or email frdanguenther@gmail.com. — Fr. Tim is thinking of joining the trip as the “biblical consultant”; he’d be very interested in doing so if a number of parishioners would go along! Let Fr. Tim know of your interest.

Conference of Catholic BishopsYou might be interested to read the remarks by our former bishop, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston and President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which he made on the final day of the public sessions of the U.S. Bishops' fall general assembly in Baltimore:http://www.usccb.org/news/2018/18-187.cfm

DINNER CLUBDo you like food? Do you like fellowship? Do you want to meet new pew-mates? The St. Mary's Dinner Club would be perfect for you! Whether married or single, all parish adults are invited to join. Please contact Will and Kate Swanson at willandkate2013@gmail.com or call Will at 507-269-6042 for more information or to sign up.

Thanksgiving Day is not an obligatory holy day, but it is a wonderful time for us to gather to give special thanks. We will have Wednesday "anticipatory" Masses (before busy-ness begins) and Masses on the day in the hopes that many of you attend. As above, here is our tentative schedule:Wednesday, Nov. 215:30 p.m. Mass, St. Mary, Storm Lake6 p.m. Mass, Sacred Heart, Early7 p.m. Spanish Mass, St. Mary, Storm LakeThursday, Nov. 228 a.m. Mass, St. Mary, Storm Lake8 a.m. Mass, St. Joseph, Schaller

NEED HELP ON THE MINISTRY SCHEDULER PRO? A REFRESHER?Check out this guide with pointers on how to use the desktop version and the mobile app! If you haven't downloaded the app, please do - it's so easy to sign up and so easy to request a sub 24/7. www.ministryschedulerpro.com/WebTerminalGuide.pdf

MINISTRY SCHEDULER PRO-With over 300+ volunteers, assigning various ministries for various Masses and times is a laborious task. We now use Ministry Scheduler Pro (MSP) to automate the scheduling of EMHC, Lectors and Servers. You can now see when you are assigned, set your availability, request substitutes and make swaps all online, from your computer or smartphone.

Pilgrimage to Greece & The Greek Isles: “In the Footstepsof St.Paul”: Come along, Nov. 5-15, 2019, to some truly beautiful and holy places! We’ll visit many of the great sites where St. Paul wrote his letters, including Athens, Corinth, Crete, Santorini, Ephesus, Thessaloniki and more. We will also take a three-day cruise to the Greek Isles. Mass each day in great Churches and Cathedrals along the way. Cost is $3,759 with departure from Omaha. For a brochure and more information, contact Fr. Dan Guenther, St. Mary’s Parish, 311 - 4th St. N., Humboldt, Iowa 50548 or call 712-899-6870 or email frdanguenther@gmail.com. — Fr. Tim is thinking of joining the trip as the “biblical consultant”; he’d be very interested in doing so if a number of parishioners would go along! Let Fr. Tim know of your interest.

Conference of Catholic BishopsYou might be interested to read the remarks by our former bishop, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston and President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which he made on the final day of the public sessions of the U.S. Bishops' fall general assembly in Baltimore:http://www.usccb.org/news/2018/18-187.cfm

DINNER CLUBDo you like food? Do you like fellowship? Do you want to meet new pew-mates? The St. Mary's Dinner Club would be perfect for you! Whether married or single, all parish adults are invited to join. Please contact Will and Kate Swanson at willandkate2013@gmail.com or call Will at 507-269-6042 for more information or to sign up.

Thanksgiving Day is not an obligatory holy day, but it is a wonderful time for us to gather to give special thanks. We will have Wednesday "anticipatory" Masses (before busy-ness begins) and Masses on the day in the hopes that many of you attend. As above, here is our tentative schedule:Wednesday, Nov. 215:30 p.m. Mass, St. Mary, Storm Lake6 p.m. Mass, Sacred Heart, Early7 p.m. Spanish Mass, St. Mary, Storm LakeThursday, Nov. 228 a.m. Mass, St. Mary, Storm Lake8 a.m. Mass, St. Joseph, Schaller

NEED HELP ON THE MINISTRY SCHEDULER PRO? A REFRESHER?Check out this guide with pointers on how to use the desktop version and the mobile app! If you haven't downloaded the app, please do - it's so easy to sign up and so easy to request a sub 24/7. www.ministryschedulerpro.com/WebTerminalGuide.pdf

MINISTRY SCHEDULER PRO-With over 300+ volunteers, assigning various ministries for various Masses and times is a laborious task. We now use Ministry Scheduler Pro (MSP) to automate the scheduling of EMHC, Lectors and Servers. You can now see when you are assigned, set your availability, request substitutes and make swaps all online, from your computer or smartphone.